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Glen Rock Junior High Graduating class of 1945. Bob Zier pictured standing third row, fourth from the left.

The homefront

May 18, 2016

On a Sunday afternoon around 1:30, December 7, 1941 to be exact, the Zier family was sitting around the kitchen table eating lunch while listening to the baseball Giants play the Brooklyn Dodgers over...

(Left to right) Ron, Julie, and Ed Zier; the children of Ron and Dot Zier photographed in 1962.

A sort of homecoming

May 18, 2016

Jump forward to the year 1957. By this time, Ron Zier was working as a public relations associate for Lederle Laboratories. He was 26, married to Dot Zier, and the two rented a one- bedroom apartment in...

Ron and Bob Zier on April 9, 1950.

Go Maroons

May 16, 2016

Ron Zier attended Ridgewood High School, as did most of his classmates as Glen Rock High School, was nonexistent until 1956. Some of Ron’s favorite classes involved English, Public Speaking, and Writing....

The Zier boys in the backyard of their Waldron Avenue home in 1941. Ron left, Bob right.

Somewhere to grow up

May 16, 2016

The family hired a builder, Fred Davenport, to build a brick colonial home on a quarter acre of farmland. The house consisted of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, a screened...

Members of the GSA gather in the Hamilton lobby at the end of the school day on May 6 to collectively break the silence.

Gay Straight Alliance seeks support through silence

by Patricia Whyte, Staff Writer May 11, 2016

According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's 2013 National School Climate Survey, almost nine out of ten LGBTQ students reported experiencing verbal, sexual, or physical harassment at...

Teachers received their own personal laptops at the beginning of the 2015-2016 in hopes that all the district lap tops would be the same.

Student laptops delayed for another year

by Patricia Whyte and Julia Blando May 3, 2016

The original initiative to distribute individual laptops for each student has been deferred by the Glen Rock Board of Education for a year. The plan began in 2013 with the introduction of the school’s...

The bestselling graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker, and Siobhan Dodds.

Graphic novel class joins high school curriculum

by Patricia Whyte, Staff White February 2, 2016

A new course will be added to the English curriculum next year, entitled “The Graphic Novel.” The course will be a single semester elective taught by Mr. Jason Toncic, who is also an English 10...

Theatre Company members of all grades react to the announcement of the spring show.

Theatre Company takes on Star Wars

by Patricia Whyte, Staff Writer January 15, 2016

May the force be with thee. The Theatre Company announced on Wednesday, Jan. 13 that the 2016 spring show will be William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher. The play is a...

Students of all grades enjoy refreshments and games at LEAPs Winter Funderland.

LEAP hosts second annual Winter Funderland

by Patricia Whyte, Staff Writer December 22, 2015

LEAP hosted its second annual Winter Funderland on Tuesday, Dec. 22. All students, including LEAP alumni, were welcome to enjoy hot chocolate, food, and winter themed activities. Some of the activities...

Leo Caldwell (left) and his wife, Amy Caldwell (right) both spoke at the GSA assembly last Friday. GRHS was the first high school that the Caldwells presented to. I want to be a safe place for people that need a safe place when I speak, Leo Caldwell said.

GSA welcomes transgender guest speaker

by Patricia Whyte, Staff Writer December 17, 2015

Transman and postgender activist Leo Caldwell visited the school on Friday, Dec. 11 to discuss with students his experiences and transvisibiliy in our society. The assembly was hosted by the Gay-Straight...

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